Flexible Community Nurse
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Ipswich Community Teams for a part- time Flexible Community Nurse. We are seeking a caring and motivated nurse to join our professional and dynamic Peripatetic Team.
You will have the opportunity to be part of a small team led by a Band 6 to support across our Integrated Neighbourhood Teams in Ipswich, which consist of Band 3 - 5s.
Experience of palliative care, wound management, venepuncture and catheter management will be an advantage. However, you will be supported in the teams with a comprehensive, tailored induction dependent on experience. We offer a variety of training to gain additional skills and maintain clinical knowledge.
You will be using a wide range of nursing skills and will need to be confident in your assessment and in your ability to provide safe, effective treatments in a community setting.
Integrated Neighbourhood Teams consist of Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Generic Workers, Assistant Practitioners, Social Workers, and Independent Wellbeing Practitioners. The teams provide holistic assessments and treatments for patients in their own homes, whilst reducing hospital admissions and supporting timely discharges.
Duties
Due to this post being within the community, the successful candidate needs to be able to drive and have access to a vehicle.
- To provide clinical and supervisory leadership to junior staff and students within the team
- To be responsible for the day-to-day planning and delivery of the nursing service within the community healthcare team
- To manage a caseload of patients with multiple and complex needs, using evidence-based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions with the patient at the centre
- To provide specialist nursing input into planning, development and evaluation of clinical services within the team
One of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area.
We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offers a range of services, including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
To support our employees in achieving their career aspirations, you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details, please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
For further details / informal visit,s contact:
Name: Paula Springle
Job title: Team Lead
Email address: paula.springle@esneft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07950851285
Rebecca Pryke- 07759 719732
Hollie Rackham- 07753421500
